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Table of Contents:

1 Overview of the Immune System 1
2 B Cells and Humoral Immunity 11
3 Antigen Processing and Presentation 33
4 T Cells and Cell-Mediated Immunity 43
5 Phagocytes 61
6 Complement 75
7 Interleukins and Other Cytokines 87
8 Other Mediators of Inflammation 99
9 Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics 107
10 The Skin as an Immunologic Organ 121
11 Laboratory Evaluation of Immune Function 133
12 Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases 147
13 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 167
14 Secondary Immunodeficiency Diseases 175
15 Host Defense: Bacteria 183
16 Host Defense: Herpes, Warts, and Other Viruses 189
17 Host Defense: Fungus 201
18 Host Defense: Mycobacteria and Other Intracellular Pathogens 215
19 The Bullous Diseases: Pemphigus, Pemphigoid, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and Others 225
20 Granulomatous Inflammation 253
21 Connective Tissue Disease 267
22 Allergic Contact Dermatitis 289
23 Psoriasis and Lichen Planus 301
24 Urticaria, Angioedema, and Erythema Multiforme 317
25 Vasculitis 331
26 Atopic Dermatitis 345
27 Drug Reactions 355
28 Tumor Immunology 369
29 Arthropod Bites 377
30 Transplantation and Graft-Versus-Host Disease 385
31 Photoimmunology 395
32 Altering Immune Function 405
Appendix: Immunofluorescence in Dermatology 417